Automobile running board



Sept. 11, 1923. 1,467,471

v T. J. BOYAN ET AL AUTOMOBILE RUNNING BOARD Filed May 18 1922- g @MM/@M Patented Sept. 11, 1923.

UNITED STATES 1,467,471 mi#'EN-r- OFFICE.

THOMAs J. BOYAN AND FELIX L. EKLUND, or PORTSMOUTH, New HAMPSHIRE, Ass, l sreNoas To PORTSMOUTH AUTO BODY OOMrANaoT PORTSMOUTH, NiiwnAMr-` SHIRE.

AUTOMOBILE RUNNING BOARD.

Application led May 18,y 1922.- Serial No. 561,919.

To all 'whom it may concer/n.:

Be it known that THOMAS J. BOYAN and FELIX L. EKLUND, citizens of the United States, residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile Running Boards, of which the following is a specication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

rPhe invention relates to automobile running boards, and has for its obj ect to provide a device of this character comprising a plurality of spaced wooden strips, said wooden strips being encased in sheet metal preferably aluminum and having flanges of the casing thereof underlying the strips of wood. Also to provide the outer strip of wood with a reinforcing plate extending downwardly,

and over which reinforcing strip the casing of the outer wooden strip extends, said reinforcing strip stiifening the running board longitudinally, and at the same time making the running board appear of greater depth.

A further object is to provide the wooden strips with downwardly extending bolts which bolts pass through `flanges of angled members at the ends of the running board and through arms of supporting brackets intermediate the ends of the running board.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the running board, showing a part of the running board broken away.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the running board taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view through the running board taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the running board which may be of any length or width, and which may be supported in any suitable manner, however for purposes of illustration a bracket 2 is shown for lsupporting the running board, and any number of brackets may be used if so desired.

The running board 1 is formed from a plurality of longitudinally disposed inem# bers 3 and 4 which are spaced apart in such a manner that dirt will drop between the members 3 and will therefore not collect on the running board. The members 3 are formed from longitudinally disposed 65 wooden bars 5, which have their upper edges bevelled as at 6, each bar 5 being encased in the metallic casing 7 which entirely encases the upper side and opposite sides of the bars 5 and are provided with in- 70k 'wardly extending flanges 8 which underlie the under side of the wooden har 5 but are spaced apart, thereby forming spaces 9v through which thebolts 10` pass. The bolts 10 are carried by thewooden bars 5 and have their heads 11 disposed in counter bores 12 of the bars 5. The bolts 10 which are centrally disposed pass through the arm 13 of the bracket 2 and the bolts 10 at the ends of the bars 5 pass through flanges 14 of right angularly shaped members 15, therefore it will be seen that a rigid running board is formed. rlhe outer member 4 is substantially the same as the members 3, however a. longitudinally disposed plate 16 is secured at 17 to the Outer side of the wooden bar 5 and extends downwardly. The plate 16 is preferably formed from steel and is encased by the downwardly extending portion 18 o-f the casing 7,'and the upwardly extending flange 19 of said casing 7. The casings 7 are preferably formed from aluminum for ornamental purposes and the wooden bars 5 reduce the weight of the running board to a minimum.

From lthe above it will be seen that a running board is provided which is simple in construction, light and one which will not only be ornamental, but which is so construoted that the collection of dirt thereon is 100 obviated.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is 1. A running board comprising a plurality of longitudinally disposed spaced bars, 105 said bars comprising longitudinally disposed wooden strips, metallic casings on said strips, bolts imbedded in the wooden strips and extending downwardly, members disposed below the bars and through which said 110 boltsV pziss,V .the louter barhaving secured thereto .a longitudinally disposed inetaA-lliogrenforoing plate, the easing of the outer bar `encasingithe lower side ,of said reinforcing plate.

2. A running board 'comprising a p1urality of spaced bars, saidbars comprising Wooden strips, said strips being encased in sheet metal, said sheet zrnetal casing kof 'each ber being formed from a single piece of Ina- '.ter-al 'engaging thewupp'er'fsicle :fof thebar,

.the sides ofthe bara and ,underlyingthe bottom of the bar adjacent-the sides, members connecting the bars together, and bolts eX- tending through the Wooden strips and the members conneoting'the bars together 'and between the edges lof the casing underlying the bottomsof the wooden strips.

` In testimony whereof We hereunto ai `our ;signatures.v 

